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for the Financial year l886-1887, sub
Item ID. z & ID. 9, containing as would be
seen 4 items, to which there were several
eubitems. The first was for 1926, for pro
viding a cup of early coffee for the soldiers,
whereby the Government hopes to stop
the injurious practice of taking an eally
drink of Rum before having had m
thing solid to eat. 1t WAS hoped that the
measure would improve the sanitary con-
ditioP of the force. He would therefore
recommend the grant proposed, of 1925.
The 2nd- item was for certain expenses in-
CURED in placing some part of the Militia
ry force at "Grange" on two occasions, as
"a precautiOn against yellow fever.
The third item concerned the expenses
involved in the deSertiOn of 4 soldiers, who
took possession of a boat and Il set of sails
at Gallows Bay. with which they sailed to
Culebra, where they landed and left the boat,
where they had been taken prisoners and
conveyed in aSpamish mail boat to VieQues,
where they had been arrested. They were
afterwards conveyed to Ponce, whence they
were brought back by 3St Lieutenant
Paludan. Tn expense of bringing back
the deserters had amounted in all to 1922. 90.
The boat of which they had taken posses.
sion, belonged to a fisherman IF this town,
who has a wife and 4 children.
4AO 0ONC1 uIHCut a luNC WAItGCu w
the Consul at Virques to enquire whether
the boat could BE- recovered, but no an
swer had YET been received and it is scarce
ly likely that it could pay to bring the
boat back. The boat was the isherman's
only means of supporting himself and his
family and by its removal he was brought
into great distress. The drSerterS, in the
Judgment passed upon them had indeed,
among other things, been sentenced to com
penSa;e the fisherman for the value of his
boat, estimated at $50; but as it would
evidently take a very long time before the
small sums which can evidently be recover.
I'd out of their pay, would be able to cover
the said amount, it was proposed that the
Colonial Treasury shOuld pay the amount
aH an advance, and also that there should
he paid as compensation to the fisherman
tor loss in his earnings $1,000, also as com
penSatiOn for the SET of sails, which they
likewise took possession of, and which be.
lOnged to another fisherman, 81 90, which
amounts will also have to he paid in adj
vance by the Colonial Treasury.
2nd Member for Chri~Stiansted'S Town
District (LemmiMg) begged to recommend
the Additional Money Bill for acceptance.
End Member for FrederikSted's County
District (SrjtzerJ thought it would be
Just us we'll for the Colonial Trea.
Sury to defray the expenses connect
ed with the bringing back Of the 4
deSerteis and other expenses connected
Herewith, a. to demand that they be COM
PEELED to pay the amount out of their
already insignificant wages.
4th Member for Christiansted'S Country
District (RapkGell thought that it was in
cumbemt by law foe all owners of boats to
chain their boats by passing a chain
through a hole in the bottom, after hauling
them up on the beach.
He thought iC an exOrbitant amount
granted as compensation for the lost boat.
To his knowledge no boat here around ever
cost more than $4,000. 1t would establish
a wrong precedence.
TIL Governor in thanking the h0nOura.
bile End Member for Frederiksted'S Country
District (Svitzer) for the view he took i'm
the matter, would merely ask honorable
members to vote for the Bill. 1t seemed
that the precantiOn mentioned had not
been taken, but anyhow a chain can easily
Ice severed. 1t would perhaps be as well,
TO have these prescriptions made public.
He would think it very hard if the COun.
eli on account of these prescriptions hav-
ing been neglected ia the present case
would refuse the compensation askel for.
The eStiln tie of the cost of the boat he
did not think too high.
End member for Frederiksted's Town
District Broom would remark with regard
to the hole referred to. that it was called q